Re: Saving and recalling registers, using the same key sequence ?

[Óscar Fuentes]

jonetsu <jonetsu@teksavvy.com> writes:

> Is it possible to save a text register and use it in the exact same way
> at a later time ?  
>
> For instance, I define very simple useful things that I recall by doing:
>
> C-x r i i  ;; inserts : #include <>
> C-x r i u  ;; inserts : using std::;
> C-x r i n  ;; inserts : << '\n';
>
> I would like to have these always ready when editing C++ code.  They
> could be globally defined, or bound to the editing of C++ files, I
> wouldn't mind.

You can use `set-register' to set your registers programatically in your
.emacs file:

(set-register ?i "#include <>")

IMO abbrevs are a better choice for what you want. See `Abbrevs' in the
Emacs manual.

Depending on your specific needs and preferences, the Yasnippet package
can be even better.